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(11) EP 2 969 717 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03

(21) Application number: 14775708.2

(22) Date of filing: 13.03.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B62D 55/265(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2014/026125
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/160238 (02.10.2014 Gazette 2014/40)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 13.03.2013 US 201361779047 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York
    New York, NY 10019 (US)
  • Innovbot, LLC
    Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • XIAO, Jizhong
    River Edge, NJ 07661 (US)
  • USHIRODA, Kenshin
    Forest Hills, NY 11375 (US)

(74) Representative: Bittner, Bernhard 
Hannke Bittner & Partner Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Prüfeninger Strasse 1
93049 Regensburg
93049 Regensburg (DE)

   


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